Upset about being snubbed by INDIA, Nitish Kumar is weighing his political options. BJP would like him back knowing that it would jolt the Opposition alliance, perhaps irreversibly.
'Outlook'claims that Justice Phukan, his wife and some lawyers of the Tehelka Commission were provided a specially chartered VVIP aircraft of the IAF to travel to Shirdi, Pune, Ahmednagar and Mumbai during the probe.
The government asserted that strict action would be taken against all the officials if it was proved that the 'excuse' of Kargil crisis had been taken to make arms purchases with the motive of 'personal benefits'.
Advani said the decision 'would only spur people of the country to unite to oppose the tendency of America'.
Stepping up its offensive against the United Progressive Alliance government on the "tainted" ministers issue, the National Democratic Alliance on Friday decided to boycott the presentation of Railway Budget by Lalu Prasad Yadav in Lok Sabha on Satur
He pointed out that the CBI has documented evidence of direct payments into Quattrocchi's accounts in connection with the Howitzer deal.
The Samajwadi Party also criticised the inclusion of tainted ministers in the Manmohan Singh Cabinet.
Parliamentary Affairs Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad has broached the issue with senior Bharatiya Janata Party leader L K Advani and National Democratic Alliance convener George Fernandes.
Leader of the opposition L K Advani, NDA convener George Fernandes and senior Bharatiya Janata Party leaders Arun Jaitley and V K Malhotra will be among the alliance leaders calling on the President.
Reports said Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee was likely to meet President A P J Abdul Kalam and recommend that the LS be dissolved a day after a short session of the lower House of Parliament end on Feb 5.
The deal includes 700 million for the refit and modernisation of the ship and rest for a complement of 28 Mig-29K fighters and six Kamov-31 anti-submarine helicopters.
'We will extend or take support on the basis of issues,' he said after meeting Harkishan Singh Surjeet and George Fernandes.
The assassination bids on Musharraf were nothing but manifestation of that country's terrorism promotion activity, he said.\n\n
"We may accept some of the proposals," Pakistan Foreign Office spokesman said when asked if there is any reluctance on Islamabad's part in accepting the proposals mooted by New Delhi on October 22.
The delegation told Shinde that Samata Party was an old political outfit from Bihar and 'mashaal' (flaming torch) was its election symbol.
Defence ministry sources said George Fernandes gave the assurance to Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon.
Advani will be joined by senior Janata Dal-United leaders George Fernandes, Nitish Kumar and Sharad Yadav.
Congress members repeatedly stormed the well raising anti-government slogans forcing Deputy Speaker P M Sayeed to adjourn the House for the day.
Defence Minister George Fernandes is once again in the eye of a storm and could become a subject of censure by the privileges committee.
She is understood to have told the agency that she vaguely remembered someone approaching her for party donations, CBI sources said.
Govt handed files pertaining to dealings with the South African armament major Denel to the Central Bureau of Investigation to find out whether there was any maladfide intent in the purchase.
The report in Globes said Israel's Ministry of Defence director general Maj Gen Gabi Ashkenazi had obtained a full report on the investigation in India.
Plagued by differences, a meeting of Members of Parliament of the Janata Dal-United on Monday failed to take a common stand on the Women's Reservation Bill, but a majority of the party MPs in the upper House are set to vote in favour of the Bill.
The party said it hoped that Ramachandran would be reinducted into the government just Defence Minister George\n\nFernandes's was after the Tehelka scam.
Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Bannerjee is 'almost certain' to enter the Cabinet.
"The best part of my life has been spent in this country. The major part of my life has been spent in this country", he said. After spending so many years in India, the Dalai Lama said that his inner values and spirituality come from this country.
The meeting will be attended by Defence Minister George Fernandes, Chief Minister Mufti Mohammed Sayeed and possibly Governor G C Saxena, senior officials said.
The Intermediate Jet Trainer is expected to replace the ageing Kiran aircraft.
Meanwhile, George Fernandes visited the families of those killed. He said it was time that the state government went.
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